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Home Media Tech is a blog about HTPCs (Home Theatre PCs) and Cord cutting. I hope to have a mix of reviews, guides, and general news posted here.

Authors:

Alex (Administrator)

Hi, Alex here – I’ve been a cord cutter for years now. Growing up I always had cable, but since moving out of my parents home, I didn’t see the need to continue the tradition. Between all of the online streaming services available, I couldn’t justify paying the extremely high prices to TV. I created this site to showcase cord cutting news, tips, guides, and reviews.

It's been a while since I've posted a HTPC build for under $250, and the scene has changed quite a bit. Below is new build that will keep with the budget HTPC theme, but be quite new compared to our previous builds.

Using a VPN on OpenELEC is something that many people find is necessary because they want to either unblock geo-restricted material or they want to make sure their ISP or anyone else can't see what they are doing online. Follow along to see how you can use IPVanish with your OpenELEC Kodi HTPC.